John Roberts (Canadian politician)
John Moody Roberts PC ( born November 28, 1933, Hamilton, Ontario, † March 30, 2007 in Toronto, Ontario) was a Canadian professor, business consultant and politician of the Liberal Party of Canada, who was for several years a deputy of the lower house, as well as temporary minister.
Life
After schooling Roberts graduated, he first graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA ) and later with a Bachelor of Philosophy ( B.Phil. ). A subsequent post-graduate studies at the University of Oxford, he finished in 1967 with a Doctor of Philosophy ( D.Phil. ) With a dissertation on The liberty of the individual: a comparison of the views of Wilhelm von Humboldt, John Stuart Mill and Thomas Hill Green. He then worked as a professor and as a management consultant.
In the general election of 25 June 1968, he was first elected as a candidate of the Liberal Party in the constituency of York - Simcoe for the Members of the House, lost his seat but already in the subsequent general election on 30 October 1972. During his first term he was of September 1968 to October 1969 he was appointed Chairman of belonging to the Standing Committee on External Affairs and National Defence sub-Committee for the United Nations and peacekeeping missions as well as the Special Committee on the legislative process for the official language. During this time he was last October 1970 to September 1972 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Regional Economic Development.
On July 8, 1974 Fox was elected deputy again in the general election, and took this time to his re- election defeat in the elections of 22 May 1979, St. Paul's constituency. During this time he was appointed on 14 September 1976 by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau as Minister of State for Canada in the 20th cabinet, where he served until June 3, 1979.
In the general election of 18 February 1980, he was finally in the constituency of St. Paul's re-elected MPs and belonged to the House of Commons to contributed to an additional electoral defeat in the elections of September 4, 1984. Prime Minister Trudeau appointed him then on 3 March 1980 in the 22 Cabinet, in which he and Environment Minister dated 12 August 1983, initially last until September 16, 1984 Minister of Employment and Immigration. At the same time Fox until 29 September was 3 March 1980 1982 Minister of State for Science and Technology.
At the Congress of the Liberal Party, he applied unsuccessfully to succeed Trudeau for the post of party chairman, but was defeated in the first round of voting John Turner, who was able to prevail in the second round against Jean Chrétien.
Last Fox ran in the elections of 21 November 1988 in the constituency of Ontario again for a seat in the House, but this time suffered a defeat.
Following Fox took professorships of Political and Administrative Sciences at Concordia University in Montreal and at Brock University in St. Catharines, and also worked as a Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford.
Publications
- The liberty of the individual: a comparison of the views of Wilhelm von Humboldt, John Stuart Mill and Thomas Hill Green, PhD ( D.Phil ), Oxford University Press, 1967.